Cops nab 3 ‘criminals’ after exchange of fire
Rajpura/Samrala, June 29
The Rajpura police today arrested three men whom it described as “hardcore criminals” after exchanging gunfire with them near Chahlan village in Samrala. Two cops and one of the suspects received bullet injuries during the firing.

3 kids die as haveli wall collapses
Raikot, June 29
Three children of a migrant worker were killed after a wall of an ancient ‘haveli’ (private mansion) collapsed in a hailstorm today morning in Tajpur village near here.

The wall that collapsed at Tajpur village near Raikot on Tuesday. Photo by writer

DMCH refuses cadaver donation
Says no to will forms
Ludhiana, June 29
The denial of the DMCH to accept will forms of 28 senior citizens willing to donate their bodies has come as a shock to the medical fraternity here.

Traffic snarls cause bedlam on Jagraon Bridge
Ludhiana, June 29
A day after it was opened to the public, the Jagraon Bridge ramp witnessed traffic chaos today. The clutter and confusion that earlier used to be seen under the elevated road choked the bridge and sent traffic cops into a tizzy.

Neither here nor there
Ludhiana, June 29
"We don't know whether we belong to Karnail Singh Nagar or Passey Nagar. But one thing is clear - we are a dejected lot, trying to find our geographical identity", says Amarjeet Singh, former ‘sarpanch’ of Sehora village (Payal), who has built a house in the city near Passey Nagar.

Bill Gates Foundation Award for professor
Ludhiana, June 29
Dr Hari Mohan Saxena, professor of immunology and head of veterinary microbiology department at
GADVASU, Ludhiana, has been awarded with Global Health Travel Award funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to attend the Keystone Symposium on Immunological Mechanisms of Vaccination to be held at Seattle, Washington, USA.

Councillors meet Zonal Commissioner
Ludhiana, June 29
About a dozen councillors belonging to all parties held a meeting with Zonal Commissioner-A Vinod Sharda at the MC office here today. The councillors discussed problems being faced by them in their respective wards.

Traffic Flow
Officials inspect Jagraon bridge ramp
Ludhiana, June 29
The up-ramp connecting city with the Jagraon Bridge, which was inaugurated by Minister for Local Bodies and Industries Manoranjan Kalia here yesterday, was inspected by Municipal Commissioner AK Sinha, Commissioner Police Ishwar Singh and Mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura today to observe the movement of the traffic. For about half-an-hour they were trying to reason out the slow movement of the traffic was slow.

Oil Price Hike
Traders burn effigy of UPA government
Ludhiana, June 29
Led by Akal Market Readymade Garments Association president Manpreet Singh
Bunty, the traders staged a protest and burnt an effigy of the Congress-led UPA government at Centre against the hike in prices of petroleum products and rising prices of other essential commodities here today.

Army recruitment rally from July 9
Ludhiana, June 29
The Directorate of Ludhiana and Jalandhar would jointly host the recruitment rally for the Army from July 9 to July 25 at Guru Nanak Stadium here.
Addressing a press conference at Army recruitment office Sharad Dhindaw, Director (Recruitment), said at least 40,000 youths from eight districts, including
Ludhiana, Moga, Rupnagar, Mohali, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahar and Hoshiarpur would participate in the recruitment rally.

Young Achiever
NCC cadet does city proud
Ludhiana, June 29
Harnimar Singh (17) has made the city proud. Chosen from among thousands of NCC cadets, Harnimar was among the four cadets to visit Singapore as a part of a youth exchange programme and the only one from the North India out of 1,200 participating cadets.

Sand mafia continues to defy HC ban
Jagraon, June 29
It seems that the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order doesn’t seem to have any impact on the sand mafia as they are defying the court orders at will. The cops are trying hard to get these orders implemented and till date 11 drivers of the tractor trolleys had been booked and their vehicles impounded.

AN APOLOGY FOR A ROAD

Residents of Passey Nagar show the bad condition of a road. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma

Amenities elude PUDA approved colony
Ludhiana/Khanna, June 29
Unlike many others who fall prey to tall claims of developers of illegal colonies in the city and surrounding areas, a large number of people from different walks of life chose to invest their hard-earned money to build a dream home in “Country Homes”, a PUDA approved colony on the Rahon road of Khanna town in this district.

Illegal use of red beacon
Ludhiana, June 29
City residents having political patronage of the men in power are openly violating Supreme Court’s order and have installed red and blue beacon atop their vehicle.

Clinical Establishment Bill
IMA also to observe ‘Black Day’
Ludhiana, June 29
Up in arms against the Clinical Establishment Bill, the doctors in Ludhiana will observe ‘Doctors’ Day’ as ‘Black Day’ on July 1. A protest march will be taken out in Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, against the unilateral decision of the Centre government.
Clinical Establishment Bill is against the Supreme Court directions of letting the doctors work in peace, observed Dr Rakesh Vig at a meeting organised here today.

VAT refunds of 779 manufacturing units withheld
Chamber urges Badal, excise dept to intervene
Ludhiana, June 29
The Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) has condemned the excise and taxation department for withholding the VAT refunds of 779 manufacturing units of engineering goods, including bicycle and bicycle parts. The department is withholding the refunds due to alleged VAT violations by the said units.

10 hurt in Tempo-car collision
Phillaur, June 29
Ten persons, including six women, three girls and a Tempo driver sustained serious injuries when the Tempo (PB-08BH-8463) in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding Indica car (PB-5YA-0003) near Gannapind village on the Phillaur-Talwan road today.

ESI hospital clerk held
for taking bribe
Ludhiana, June 29
The Vigilance Bureau (VB) yesterday caught an ESI hospital clerk red handed while accepting Rs 1,000 as bribe from a factory worker.
Balwinder Singh, the accused, had just taken Rs 1,000 in cash from Kulwant Singh, the factory worker, when the vigilance sleuths caught hold of him.
Kulwant had sustained injuries while working in the Hira Lal and Sons export house a few days ago.

ESI hospital clerk arrested by the Vigilance Bureau sleuths for accepting a bribe. A Tribune photo

700-kg poppy husk seized, two held
Jagraon, June 29
The Sadar police today arrested two persons and recovered 700-kg poppy husk from their possession. The poppy husk was packed in 20 gunny bags. The police has also impounded a truck used for transporting the poppy husk.